Crime & Safety

Memorial Marks Motorcycle Death

Candles and flowers set up at crash site.

A memorial has been set up on the corner of Route 347 and Lake Avenue in Nesconset in memory of Richard "Ricky" Primo, 30, who died there on Saturday night.

Primo, of Lake Grove, was ejected from his motorcycle after colliding with a Mercury Milan making a left hand turn onto Lake Ave.

He was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Medical Center soon after.  His passenger Timothy Gray, 25 was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

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Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks and the investigation is ongoing.


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